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,,@,,,,,,@ ANTENNAS FOR LARGER BANDWITH, WE HAVE ,,@@@@@@,,
@,,,@@@@,, BUILD SPECIALIZED ANTENNAES FOR ,,,@@@@,,@
,,@,,@@,,@ SPECIFIC WAVELENGTHS (AND SENT THEM @@,,@@,,,,
@,,,,,,,,, INTO ORBIT), WE'VE BUILT LARGE AS FUCK ,,,,,,,@@@
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,,,@@@@@,, WE'VE VIRTUALLY BUILT AN ANTENNA WITH A ,@@@@,,,,,
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@@,,@@@,,@ AND «OUR« LOCAL CLUSTERS PLACE IN THE ,,@@,,,,@@
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,,,,,@@@@@ CENTER OF THE GALAXY AT VELOCITY AND @@@@@,,@@,
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@@@@,,@,,@ (CLICHE) BEAMING OF FUCKING STELLAR @@@@,,@@@@
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@,,,,@@@@@ MEDIUM! GOODSPEED YOU, BLACK EMPEROR!), ,@@,,,,,,@
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@,,,,,,@@@ COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS LOWPASS ,@@,,@@,,@
,,@@@@,,@, FILTERING, DESPITE OUR VERY OBVIOUS ,,,,,,,,,,
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@@@@@@,,@@ THE UNIVERSE SAY IT'S BECAUSE YOU NEED ,@@,,@@,,@
@@@@@,,,,@ A CLASS ONE-OR-THE-OTHER STAR AND THE ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,@,,,,,,@ DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE STAR (LIKE THERE ,,@@@@@@,,
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